Focus T25. Anyone do it?

It is a great, comprehensive workout! Love that it focuses on core and adds weights in Month 2! Good luck with it! You'll love it!

I have a few friends who are doing it currently and love it. I wish I had time in my routing/training right now to add it in. I've done many of Shawn T's other programs and they are excellent.

Give it your all and I'm sure you'll get some great results!

Well, because I had already owned P90X (and it's still in the box!) I didn't want to purchase the entire Focus T25. So what I bought instead was the single DVD "T25 - Core Speed" which cost me about $19.95. I can tell you this about that one DVD, that 25 min goes by quickly! And while everyone is moving relatively fast, there is one participant who is showcasing a "low impact" version of the routine (which is what I'm currently doing right now as I nurse an injury, plus I have limited space and full burpees aren't possible) and even the "low impact" version makes me sweat. According to my Nike Fuel band, I burn about 250 calories during that 25 minute period. So, if the entire Focus T25 series is as good as the one "T25 Core Speed" DVD, then I'd say you probably won't be disappointed!

I completed the Alpha and Beta phases a few weeks ago. Honestly, I lost a few pounds and a few inches, but it wasn't the dramatic results you see in the ads. I liked that the movements build up during the workouts and a lot of the movements repeat from workout to workout, which made it easy to do since this was the program I used to return to exercise. I think the modifications they offer are realistic for users of all fitness levels, and the time needed to complete the workout is definitely good for the schedule. Shaun T is a good instructor and does well engaging the viewer so that you feel like you are a part of the routine, rather than just watching a bunch of people exercise and talk amongst themselves.

I did not end up going on to Gamma, and the real reason is, I got bored. I was excited to do weights in Beta, but the routines felt more like cardio with some weights thrown in. Rip't Circuit used the same weight-cardio-abs-then-repeat circuit that I've see in JM 30 DS. I really enjoy using weights, so I was a bit disappointed. I also feel like most of the focus in Beta was on upper body, which is fine, but I would have liked a lower body sculpting routine other than just some squats and lunges thrown in. I know squats and lunges are effective, but unless it's a progressive loading routine, they get old very quickly for me. So rather then move on to Gamma, I gave T25 a rest and moved on to P90X3.

I'm not sure if this is a BB workout thing or not, but one thing I have felt in doing both T25 and P90X3 is that I feel wiped during and right after the workout, but do not really have any muscle soreness later on after the first week of the routines. I've actually added in some resistance training with dumbbells 3 days a week with P90X3 because I feel like the workouts aren't really enough, and I wish I would have done it with T25. Yes, they incorporate weights, but the organization of the workouts kind of prevents you from pushing yourself as hard as you would like (at least for me) because you know you need to keep something left for the other exercises, and I wasn't working to failure on any exercise.

I am currently on week 1 day 4 of Beta and I am loving it. I am not coordinated enough for all of the moves but I keep moving. My HRM shows me that I burn at least 250 calories per exercise. I did not lose lbs during Alpha but that was more because my eating got away from me. I am back on track now and I feel like I will see some weight loss. I have seen changes in inches although it is not as good as they show in the ads. I do enjoy it though. It is keeping me moving during the winter until I can get back outside and start running.